Project: DIY pot rack

DIY pot rack in custom kitchen shelves.

Scott added this stainless steel rod last weekend to our custom kitchen shelving.  The open shelving with a long pot rack was one of the cornerstones of our kitchen design.  It’s definitely convenient to have pots and pans within easy reach of the stove and not taking up precious cabinet space.  The rod was thirty dollars and I picked up the S hooks for ninety-nine cents each at a restaurant supply story on Bowery.

This pot rack would be a great DIY addition to an older kitchen.  You could start with wood shelf brackets from Ikea or any old hardware store and have a rod cut to fit the length of your shelf.  Our project took an afternoon to complete and required a power drill, a hammer (a mallet would have worked better), a level, some WD40, and a hefty dollop of elbow grease.  Scott used a drill bit that was exactly the size of the rod’s diameter.  I still need to touch up the brackets with a bit of Bondo, fine sandpaper and paint.

After cutting a stainless steel rod to the perfect length and drilling holes in the shelf brackets, Scott hammered the rod into the brackets. I very helpfully sat on the shelf to hold it in place : )

We were not happy to discover that the solid wood shelving we commissioned was actually made of cheaper fiberboard.  But hey, we are not unhappy enough to invite our (generally wonderful) contractors back over.

Scott and I are quite smitten with our new galley kitchen and only have a bit of touch up paint and staining left to do.  We’ll be putting the kitchen to good use tonight for Auntie M’s birthday celebration.  On the menu: wild mushroom and truffle ravioli with a light cream sauce.

Professionally renovated custom kitchen with DIY potrack- fini! Photo: ©Moya Mc Allister